Hugh Phillips (1914 - 1949)

Born 1914 in New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 30 Apr 1949 at about age 35 in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand

Biography

Hugh was born in 1914. He was the son of William Alexander Phillips and Elizabeth Pollock. ^[1]

On the evening of 30 April 1949, he slipped while mounting (or dismounting) a boat at the Bluff wharves, and drowned. The coroner recommended safety improvements to the mooring area. Hugh was 35, single, a fisherman and a watersider. ^[2] He is buried at Bluff Cemetery. ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ NZ BDM Birth search: 1915/8301 Phillips Hugh || Elizabeth || William Alexander
2. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Grey River Argus, 3 May 1949, Page 8
   "Fatal Accidents" (accessed 3 June 2023)
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #220483997
4. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Grey River Argus, 3 May 1949, Page 8
   Papers Past Article (accessed 3 June 2023)